Hand Charge : An explosive charge used in avalanche control which is hand carried to the control site and either thrown or implanted into the snow before detonation.
CyberSpace Avalanche Center CSAC, Snow and avalanche glossary, http://www.avalanche-center.org/Education/glossary /, USA 1999. This glossary is an ongoing work in progress. It was originally scanned from a variety of print sources and reviewed and updated 2002. http://www.avalanche-center.org/phpBB2/, facilitates for Questions or suggestions on specific entries to be discussed on its forums. Moreover, A bit of background on avalanche cords and their track record can be found in the Avalanche FAQ on mountain-guiding.com. at http://www.mountain-guiding.com/faqs/faqmanager.cg i?toc=avalanche, (ND/ Avalan/ Snowpack - Amer) {37}
